City Hall and Court House

15 West Kellogg Boulevard

Council Chambers - 3rd

Floor

City of Saint Paul

651-266-8560

Minutes - Final

City Council

Council President Amy Brendmoen

Councilmember Mitra Jalali

Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Councilmember Jane L. Prince

Councilmember Dai Thao

Councilmember Chris Tolbert

Councilmember Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

3:30 PM

Council Chambers - 3rd Floor

Please see the meeting guidelines due to the COVID-19 health pandemic emergency.

ROLL CALL

Meeting called to order at 3:32 p.m.

6 -

Present

Councilmember Amy Brendmoen, Councilmember Dai Thao,

Councilmember Chris Tolbert, Councilmember Jane L. Prince,

Councilmember Mitra Jalali and Councilmember Nelsie Yang

1 - Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

Absent

COMMUNICATIONS & RECEIVE/FILE

Mayor's Emergency Executive Order 21-32.

CO 21-60

Received and Filed

CONSENT AGENDA

Council President Brendmoen said that Chuck Repke passed away. He is a legend in

Saint Paul. Later, they will have a resolution and an opportunity for stories. For now,

they will take a second to acknowledge a legend that passed this week.

For the Consent Agenda, Brendmoen said Items 16 and 18 will be taken separately.

Councilmember Yang moved the balance.

6 in favor, none opposed

Consent Agenda is adopted as amended

Adopted as amended

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the Memorandum of Agreement for the purpose of recognizing and

adding June 19 (Juneteenth Day) as a paid holiday under the collective

bargaining agreement between the City and the Fire Supervisory Association,

Local 3939. (Laid over from July 28)

RES 21-958

RES 21-1056

RES 21-1057

Adopted

Authorizing payment in the amount of $33,871.01 in full and final settlement of

the claim of the Hanover Insurance Company as subrogee of Premier

Materials Technology, Inc.

Adopted

Accepting a gift of nine (9) Art stones, valued at $20,300, from the Minnesota

China Friendship Garden Society for the Saint Paul Changsha China

Friendship Garden at Phalen Regional Park.

Adopted

Authorizing payment in the amount of $10,785.00 in full and final settlement of

the claim of Lindsey Smaka.

RES 21-1058

RES 21-1059

Adopted

Authorizing payment in the amount of thirteen thousand three hundred forty

dollars and forty cents ($13,340.40) in full and final settlement of the claim of

Travelers Home & Marine Insurance Company as Subrogee of Lauren Hopps.

Adopted

Approval of a Liquor On Sale - 101 -180 seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and

Entertainment (B) license to KJ’s Hideaway LLC d/b/a KJ’s Hideaway

(License ID #20210001046) for the premises located at 408 St. Peter Street.

RES 21-1076

RES 21-1077

Adopted

Waiving the 45-day notice requirement to issue a Liquor On Sale - 100 seats

or less and Liquor On Sale - Sunday License with conditions to Gazta &

Enhancements LLC d/b/a O’Cheeze (License ID #20210001008) for the

premises located at 928 Seventh Street West, Unit 106.

Adopted

Waiving the 45-day notice requirement to issue a Liquor On Sale - 100 seats

or less and Liquor On Sale - Sunday License to Five Deco LLC d/b/a Deco

Catering (License ID #20210000878) for the premises located at 886

Syndicate Street.

RES 21-1079

RES 21-1080

Adopted

Approving the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and AFSCME

District Council 5, Clerical - Local 2508, for the purpose of providing a shoe

allowance for Zoo Keepers at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory. (Laid over

from July 28)

Adopted

Authorizing the City to execute a fourth amendment to a conservation

easement held by the State of Minnesota within the Bruce Vento Nature

Sanctuary in order to provide for the City's repurchase of a 3.57-acre portion

of the conservation easement to permit construction of the proposed Wakan

Tipi Center within the sanctuary property

RES 21-1089

Adopted

Approving the Labor Agreement between the Independent School District 625

and the United Association of Plumbers, Local 34 (May 1, 2021- April 30,

2024).

RES 21-1097

Laid over to August 11

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Recognizing and honoring Chief William Kelso Finney for the naming of

the Saint Paul Police Department Western District.

RES 21-1098

RES 21-1099

RES 21-1101

Adopted

Approving the polling location changes for the November 2, 2021 general

election.

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Farah Mohamoud and reappointments

of Tom Reding and John Cardoza to the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency

(PHA).

Adopted

Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Ethan Osten to a three-year term on the

Heritage Preservation Commission.

RES 21-1103

RES 21-1112

Adopted

Authorizing the City's ranked list of 2022 State G.O. bonding requests and

support for local nonprofit partner State G.O. bonding projects for submittal to

Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB).

Adopted

FOR DISCUSSION

Approving the Mayor’s reappointments of Yolanda McIntosh, Sheri Riemers,

Tony Lusiba, James McClean, Ramona Wilson, Chad Kulas, Chris Tolbert,

RES 21-1102

and Becky Degendorfer to the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey

County.

Council President Brendmoen moved Version 2. There is a mistake in the

appointment. Becky is actually being appointed to a County Board. The Mayor would

like to appoint someone else, and that is in Version 2. She moved approval.

6 in favor, none opposed

Resolution is adopted as amended

Adopted as amended

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Honoring Joyce Maddox for her service to the City and declaring August 5,

2021 as Joyce Maddox Day

RES 21-1113

Councilmember Prince said that this is a surprise for tomorrow. Don’t mention it to

Joyce. Prince is moving Version 2.

6 in favor, none opposed

Resolution is adopted as amended

Adopted as amended

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

ORDINANCES

An ordinance is a city law enacted by the City Council. It is read at three separate

council meetings and becomes effective after passage by the Council and 30 days

after publication in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Public hearings on ordinances are

held at the second reading.

First Reading

Amending Legislative Code Chapters 60, 63, 65, and 66 pertaining to

off-street parking requirements.

Ord 21-27

Tony Johnson, PED (Planning and Economic Development), gave a staff report on the

citywide parking study he has been working on for a while. It was initiated in 2018 by

the Planning Commission in order to help implement policies from the climate action

and resiliency plan and comprehensive plan. Staff developed 2 packages of

amendments: one package of amendments fully eliminates minimum parking

requirement, and the other package of amendments would reduce minimum parking

requirements. On March 19, the Planning Commission released the study for public

review and set a public hearing for April 30, 2021. Staff gave 2 webinars open to

anyone and also gave presentations to any district council which requested one. For

the webinar and district council presentations, they used characters to convey how the

current policy creates issues with housing affordability, business flexibility, economic

development, and climate change. They were also able to convey that eliminating

parking minimum would increase housing affordability and reduce construction costs,

give new flexibility to small business owners, support economic growth, reduce

emissions, and make walking, biking, and transit more appealing. These

amendments were also intended to more it more appealing for people to walk, bike,

and take transit. How does the TDM (travel demand management) work? The City will

provide a menu of tools to make it easier to walk, bike, and take transit. Developers

would choose from that menu for their new development which would support walking,

biking, transit uses. The guide will include tools like subsidized transit passes,

protected bike parking, street calming. The proposed ordinance would be to any

development for 25 or more rental units or 20,000 square feet or more of a non

residential use. In addition to the TDM updates, they would decouple bike parking

requirements from vehicular parking requirement, steam line process and standards for

parking, and other amendments in Chapters 60, 61, 65, and 66. On April 30th, the

Planning Commission held a public hearing. There were 237 comments online and 4

people spoke at the public hearing. The public overwhelmingly supported the options

to eliminate minimum parking requirements. Followed by the status quo, the Planning

Commission met again and voted 17-2 to recommend the City Council adopt the “full

elimination” package of amendments.

Regarding the decoupling of parking requirement form the bike requirements,

Councilmember Tolbert asked are there any parts in the ordinance where you rely on

parking requirements where things are coupled together, other things in the ordinance

that are affected by this. Johnson responded that is part of the amendments in the

other chapters. In the full elimination option, they had to fix the inconsistencies.

Tolbert said this proposal addresses every part of our ordinance that relies on the

parking minimums. Johnson responded that is correct.

Tolbert asked are other things going to happen by the elimination of things that were

coupled together at a previous time. Johnson responded he did not think so. They

didn’t have time to fix, there was something in the storm water ordinance that says if

you go over a minimum, you have to do more storm water things. Without a minimum,

it didn’t make sense so they took it out. They might want to revisit and see if there is

a way to still promote storm water and parking lots.

Tolbert asked is it too complicated. Johnson responded they would have had to

develop another way to do it. They could tie it to a pervious surface coverage. He

couldn’t find another city that has taken that approach.

Tolbert said they have used the parking minimums to give bonuses to other policies

they like or give a trade-off.

Johnson said one of the things minimum parking does is they can decentralize certain

things. Their bike parking is because they want a reduction in minimum parking

requirements. They can lower the bike requirements so they can get more bike

parking. Also, it does not have to be tied to parking and they can get more production

in bike parking that way. They could do shared parking.

Tolbert asked about shared vehicles. Johnson responded a lot of people don’t use

shared vehicles. They want to do EV (electrical vehicle), so he doesn’t see much of a

difference in getting shared.

Councilmember Prince said they still have lots of neighborhoods that are moving

towards permit parking because they don’t want to have the overflow parking from

businesses and neighborhoods. Permit parking is something that we are continuing to

offer at the City. One of the issues with permit parking is that neighborhoods that get

it are thinking they will have good enforcement, but it is hard for parking enforcement

to keep up with enforcing it. Have we looked at whether or not this is going to be

moving neighborhoods in seeking more permit parking because they don’t want the

large housing development without a parking minimum? Have you heard from people

about permit parking or looked at permit parking ordinance? I don’t see that need

going away in some of the neighborhoods. Johnson responded they did not evaluate

the permit parking ordinance and are not proposing changes as part of this study. It

does not mean that City does not have work to do with parking policy or different

parking issues. If we get concentrated development, we may need to look at different

parking management strategies. One thing we haven’t had minimum Downtown or

minimums on the green line. They have seen development. There are some places

where street parking is getting tight. Something that he does not see as an immediate

issue. They will continue to work with them on changes on the on-street parking

policy.

Prince said they looked at both elimination and reduction. Does it make since to be

starting with a reduction and moving to an elimination. They could do it in a phased

approach. Johnson said the reduce option introduces 2 things to a code: is an

administration reduction in minimum parking requirement. They tied a parking

reduction to TDM measures. In that option, it would be possible to get to any parking

ratio that you want for a new development, but they would have to institute more TDM

measures to do that. The other thing that option did was to introduce targeted

exemptions for different things. They are proposing an exemption for small

businesses and buildings built before 1955. That is the date they introduced parking

requirements in Saint Paul. They also propose an exemption for affordable housing

units. For example, they simplified the residential requirements.

Prince asked about the phased approach: start with a reduction and then move to a

full elimination. Johnson responded that the PC and public expressed the simplicity of

the full elimination approach. The other option would be effective, but it could be

cumbersome to implement. It is more confusing. Another thing for full elimination vs.

reduction: if we allow 4 units citywide, the full elimination option would be more

effective in helping to promote those units.

Council President Brendmoen said this has been ruminating for a few years now. Her

questions have been answered. She doesn’t answer zero questions because she

doesn’t have any. Between the community process and work at the Planning

Commission, her questions have been ironed out. This is the first ordinance with her

new 3 ordinance reading approach. Next week will be the public reading. It will be

virtual. They are coming to the end of the virtual meetings hopefully and will be back

to in-person soon.

This will be laid over for one week.

Laid over to second reading public hearing

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Granting the application of St Albans LLC to rezone property at 695 Grand

from B2 Community Business District to T3 Traditional Neighborhood District,

amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map,

and denying the rezoning out of the EG East Grand Avenue Overlay District.

(Public hearing closed August 11)

Ord 21-31

Council President Brendmoen said there is a public hearing. The staff report was last

week. There has been significant input in Legistar. All councilmembers are able to

see the e-mails and voice mails. We have held this public hearing virtually. Last

week, Noecker made a request to continue the public hearing to the third reading.

She is not here today.

Jalali moved to continue the public hearing to next week for third reading and a vote.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is continued to August 11

Laid over to third reading public hearing

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the application of Trilingua Cinema for a sound level variance in

order to present live amplified sound on August 20, 2021 at 1200 Payne

Avenue, the play field behind Arlington Hills Rec Center.

RES PH 21-182

Council President Brendmoen said the public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Yang moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the application of the Minnesota United FC v Sporting KC MLS

game for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on August

21, 2021 within the Street and the Beer Garden Area at Allianz Field - 400

Snelling Avenue North.

RES PH 21-183

Council President Brendmoen said the public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Thao moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the application of Irish Fair of Minnesota for a sound level variance

in order to present amplified sound on August 12 through August 15, 2021 at

200 Dr. Justus Ohage Boulevard - Harriet Island.

RES PH 21-185

Council President Brendmoen said the public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Tolbert moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the application of Anderson Race Management for a sound level

variance in order to present amplified sound on August 21, 2021 at Phalen

Park Picnic Pavilion Patio.

RES PH 21-186

RES PH 21-189

RES PH 21-190

Council President Brendmoen said this hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Yang moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the application of One Simple Plan for a sound level variance in

order to present live amplified sound on August 21, 2021 at 2 Wabasha Street

- Raspberry Island Regional Park.

Council President Brendmoen said this public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Prince moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Approving the application of Ginger Porcella for a sound level variance in order

to present live amplified sound on August 28, 2021 at 1008 Grotto Street

North.

Council President Brendmoen said this public hearing was held virtually. She moved

to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept a donation in

the amount of $25,000 from the Minnesota Vikings to support the Capital City

Youth Tackle Football League, and to amend the Department Grant Fund

budget by adding $25,000 to the financing and spending plan to reflect

donated funds.

RES PH 21-192

Council President Brendmoen said this public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Thao moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept funds in an

amount up to $10,000 from the Capitol Region Watershed District’s (CRWD)

Partner Grants program, authorizing the proper City officials to execute an

agreement with the CRWD, and amending the financing and spending plan in

the Department in the amount of $10,000 to reflect funds received for the

Parks Ambassadors program.

RES PH 21-193

Council President Brendmoen said this public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Prince moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Authorizing the Office of Technology and Communications to use fund

balance, accumulated and unspent in 2020, to increase the financing and

spending budgets in the General Government phone services account by

$118,285.

RES PH 21-196

Council President Brendmoen said this public hearing was held virtually.

Councilmember Jalali moved to close the public hearing and approve.

6 in favor, none opposed

Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted

Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ITEMS

The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends adoption of the following

resolutions, as no objections to these recommendations were received:

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 939 CONWAY

STREET. (File No. J2119A, Assessment No. 218535)

RLH TA 21-281

Adopted

Appeal of Nina Turner to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 36 DALE

STREET SOUTH.

RLH FCO

21-116

Adopted

Appeal of Mark Younghans to a Vacant Building Registration Fee Warning

Letter at 1066 DESOTO STREET.

RLH VBR 21-46

Adopted

Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1203 EDMUND

AVENUE. (File No. J2109B, Assessment No. 218109)

RLH TA 21-275

RLH TA 21-280

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2015 IVY

AVENUE EAST. (File No. J2119A, Assessment No. 218535)

Adopted

Appeal of Larry Kuenster to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Approval with

Corrections at 1126 LINCOLN AVENUE.

RLH FCO

21-107

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 461

RLH TA 21-305

LYNNHURST AVENUE WEST. (File No. J2120A, Assessment No. 218536)

Adopted

Appeal of Shai Leibovich to a Revocation of Fire Certificate of Occupancy and

Order to Vacate at 1569 MARGARET STREET.

RLH VO 21-24

Adopted

Appeal of Erin Washington to a Re-Inspection Fire Certificate of Occupancy

with Deficiencies at 872 PAYNE AVENUE.

RLH FCO

21-115

Adopted

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2162

STEWART AVENUE. (File No. J2120A, Assessment No. 218536)

RLH TA 21-274

RLH AR 21-60

RLH AR 21-61

Adopted

Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during February 26

to March 11, 2021. (File No. J2119A, Assessment No. 218535)

Adopted

Ratifying the assessments for Property Clean Up services during March 15 to

29, 2021. (File No. J2120A, Assessment No. 218536)

Adopted

For the following items, no objection to the Legislative Hearing Officer’s

amended recommendation was received, and therefore, she recommends

amendment and adoption:

Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 318

EDMUND AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the April 21, 2021, City

Council Public Hearing.

RLH RR 21-11

Adopted as amended (grant 180 extension)

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1340

FOURTH STREET EAST. (File No. J2104E, Assessment No. 218303) (Public

hearing continued to August 4, 2021)

RLH TA 21-56

Adopted as amended (ratify assessment)

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 649

WESTERN AVENUE NORTH. (File No. J2109A, Assessment No. 218508)

(Public hearing continued to August 4, 2021)

RLH TA 21-22

Adopted as amended (reduce assessment)

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

For the following item, the Legislative Hearing Officer’s recommendation is to

continue the Public Hearing to January 19, 2022:

Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 869

SHERBURNE AVENUE. (File No. J2120A, Assessment No. 218536) (Public

hearing continued to January 19, 2022; amend to delete)

RLH TA 21-309

Continue public hearing to Jan 19, 2022

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

For the following item, the Legislative Hearing Officer’s recommendation is to

refer to Legislative Hearing August 17, 2021:

Appeal of Ray Moore to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 710 DESOTO

STREET. (To refer to August 17, 2021 Legislative Hearing)

RLH FCO

21-113

Referred to Legislative Hearing on August 17

6 -

Yea:

Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,

Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali and Councilmember Yang

Nay:

1 - Councilmember Noecker

Absent:

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 4:23 p.m.

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